Your Site Health Score is determined by the results of the tests. Furthermore, the critical tests are more important, and not properly doing this can hinder your chances of getting a 100% Site Health Score.
The health check reveals critical information about both security and performance. The performance checks contain searches for:
- The WordPress version
- The latest PHP version
- SQL server version
- Installation of recommended PHP modules
- UTF8MB4 support
- Scheduled events
- Working HTTP request
The security checks contain:
- Active themes
- Updated plugins
- HTTPS connection
- Secure communication
- Debug mode off
- Background updates enabled
- Communication with WordPress.org
The following page which is also the second page is the Site Health Info page that contains much information pertaining to your site health. A convenient button is enabled on this page that can copy all the information to your clipboard, so you can share or show it to your developer who is supporting you.
For example, if you are requesting help from a plugin author, the convenient button gives you a way to show them information about your site.
Want to get a 100% Site Health Score on WordPress? Here are 10 great tips to help you get there.
Now that you have an understanding of the checks that WordPress runs to gain access to your website, here is a list of things to do to get a 100% Site Health Score.
1. WordPress Version Must Be Up to Date
We have heard this many times before, but not many of us pay attention to the update notification that presents itself at an annoying frequency on our dashboard for important updates. Luckily, updating WordPress has been made easy with just a click. Minor changes happen automatically by default.
It is possible to disable background updates, but it is advisable not to do so.
The test result is designed to let you know if your site is up to date and whether it is communicating with WordPress.org.
A bit confused about the version of WordPress stated as 5.2. Is the latest version 5.5.3? And if so, is your post title for WP 5.2 and any versions after that?
Plus, I have PHP - version 7.3.9 and it states I should be using the minimum recommended - version 7.4 of PHP. Do I put a ticket in with Site Support to take a look at that?
Thank you for posting this, Louise